Spain women's national football team
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The Spain women's national football team, officially known as the Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección Española de Fútbol), has represented Spain in international women's football competitions since 1981. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. Spain are the reigning and one of five national teams to have been crowned world champions, having qualified three times for the FIFA Women's World Cup and winning the title in 2023. They are one of only two countries alongside Germany, to have won both women's and men's World Cups. Spain became the first nation in the women's game to be the world champions in all three categories (U-17, U-20 and senior level) at the same time. At continental level, Spain won the first edition of the UEFA Women's Nations League in 2024, becoming the first nation to win both women's and men's competitions..they won again in 2025.They also have qualified five times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the final in 2025, lost on penalties.
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| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Sonia Bermúdez |
| Assistant coach | Iraia Iturregi |
| Fitness coach | Eduardo Caro |
| Blanca Romero | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Carlos Sánchez |
| Analyst technician | Julen Itxaso |
| Video assistant | Adrià Millán |
| Manager | From | To | Record | |||||
| mw- G | W | D | L | Win % | Major competitions | |||
| Rafael Muga | February1971 | October1980 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | unofficial matches |
| Teodoro Nieto | January 1981 | 26 October 1988 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21.05% | none |
| Ignacio Quereda | 27 October 1988 | 30 July 2015 | 142 | 52 | 38 | 52 | 36.61% | Euro 1997 SFEuro 2013 QF2015 World Cup GS |
| Jorge Vilda | 30 July 2015 | 5 September 2023 | 108 | 75 | 16 | 17 | 69.44% | Euro 2017 QF2019 World Cup R16Euro 2022 QF2023 World Cup |
| Montserrat Tomé | 5 September 2023 | 31 August 2025 | 37 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 75.67% | 2024 Nations League 2024 Olympic Games SFEuro 2025 |
| Sonia Bermúdez | 1 September 2025 | 30 June 2027 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 87.50% | 2025 Nations League |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 13 | 1GK | Cata Coll | (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 24) | 34 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 23 | 1GK | Adriana Nanclares | (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 23) | 5 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1 | 1GK | Eunate Astralaga | (2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | SD Eibar |
| 4 | 2DF | Irene Paredes (captain) | (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 34) | 125 | 14 | Barcelona |
| 2 | 2DF | Ona Batlle | (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 26) | 71 | 2 | Barcelona |
| 15 | 2DF | Leila Ouahabi | (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 32) | 66 | 1 | Manchester City |
| 7 | 2DF | Olga Carmona (3rd captain) | (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 25) | 65 | 3 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 16 | 2DF | Mapi León | (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 30) | 58 | 1 | Barcelona |
| 14 | 2DF | Laia Aleixandri | (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 25) | 50 | 3 | Barcelona |
| 5 | 2DF | María Méndez | (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 24) | 18 | 2 | Real Madrid |
| 3 | 2DF | Jana Fernández | (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 23) | 13 | 0 | London City Lionesses |
| 11 | 3MF | Alexia Putellas (vice-captain) | (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 31) | 142 | 40 | Barcelona |
| 22 | 3MF | Athenea del Castillo | (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 25) | 68 | 18 | Real Madrid |
| 19 | 3MF | Eva Navarro | (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 24) | 29 | 5 | Real Madrid |
| 18 | 3MF | Vicky López | (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 19) | 17 | 5 | Barcelona |
| 21 | 3MF | Fiamma Benítez | (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 21) | 10 | 2 | Atlético Madrid |
| 3MF | Clara Serrajordi | (2007-12-07) 7 December 2007 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Barcelona | |
| 10 | 4FW | Jenni Hermoso | (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 35) | 125 | 57 | Tigres UANL |
| 8 | 4FW | Mariona Caldentey (4th captain) | (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 29) | 99 | 31 | Arsenal |
| 9 | 4FW | Esther González | (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 33) | 59 | 37 | Gotham FC |
| 17 | 4FW | Alba Redondo | (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 29) | 44 | 16 | Real Madrid |
| 20 | 4FW | Clàudia Pina | (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 (age 24) | 25 | 13 | Barcelona |
| 6 | 4FW | Cristina Martín-Prieto | (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 32) | 9 | 3 | Benfica |
| 12 | 4FW | Edna Imade | (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Real Sociedad |
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Esther Sullastres | (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 (age 32) | 1 | 0 | Sevilla | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| DF | Lucía Corrales | (2005-11-24) 24 November 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | London City Lionesses | v. Sweden, 28 October 2025 |
| DF | Sheila García | (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 28) | 23 | 1 | Real Madrid | v. England, 3 June 2025 |
| DF | Laia Codina | (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 25) | 23 | 2 | Arsenal | v. Belgium, 30 May 2025 |
| DF | Silvia Lloris | (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Atlético Madrid | v. Portugal, 8 April 2025 |
| DF | Berta Pujadas PRE | (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Levante Badalona | v. Portugal, 4 April 2025 |
| MF | Aitana Bonmatí INJ (5th captain) | (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 27) | 87 | 31 | Barcelona | v. Germany, 28 November 2025 |
| MF | Patricia Guijarro INJ | (1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 (age 27) | 75 | 13 | Barcelona | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| MF | Maite Zubieta | (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| MF | Maite Oroz INJ | (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 27) | 15 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | v. England, 26 February 2025 |
| MF | Teresa Abelleira INJ | (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 25) | 44 | 3 | Real Madrid | v. Belgium, 21 February 2025 |
| FW | Salma Paralluelo INJ | (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 22) | 44 | 15 | Barcelona | v. Sweden, 24 October 2025 |
| FW | Lucía García | (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 27) | 58 | 13 | Monterrey | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| FW | Macarena Portales | (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 27) | 2 | 0 | Levante Badalona | v. Portugal, 8 April 2025 |
| FW | Amaiur Sarriegi PRE | (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24) | 20 | 13 | Atlético Madrid | v. Belgium, 21 February 2025 |
| FW | Bruna Vilamala | (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 23) | 3 | 1 | América | v. France, 3 December 2024 |
| Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad RET = Retired from the national team WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue | ||||||
| # | Player | Career | Caps | Goals |
| 1 | Alexia Putellas | 2013– | 142 | 40 |
| 2 | Jenni Hermoso | 2011– | 125 | 57 |
| Irene Paredes | 2011– | 125 | 14 | |
| 4 | Mariona Caldentey | 2017– | 99 | 31 |
| 5 | Marta Torrejón | 2007–2019 | 90 | 8 |
| 6 | Aitana Bonmatí | 2017– | 87 | 31 |
| 7 | Marta Corredera | 2013–2021 | 85 | 5 |
| 8 | Patricia Guijarro | 2017– | 75 | 13 |
| 9 | Arantza del Puerto | 1990–2005 | 71 | 0 |
| Ona Batlle | 2019– | 71 | 2 |
| # | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Ratio |
| 1 | Jenni Hermoso | 2011– | 57 | 125 | 0.46 |
| 2 | Alexia Putellas | 2013– | 40 | 142 | 0.28 |
| 3 | Verónica Boquete | 2005–2017 | 38 | 56 | 0.68 |
| 4 | Esther González | 2016– | 37 | 59 | 0.63 |
| 5 | Sonia Bermúdez | 2008–2017 | 34 | 61 | 0.56 |
| 6 | Adriana Martín | 2005–2015 | 33 | 39 | 0.85 |
| 7 | Aitana Bonmatí | 2017– | 31 | 87 | 0.36 |
| Mariona Caldentey | 2017– | 31 | 99 | 0.31 | |
| 9 | Mar Prieto | 1985–2000 | 30 | 62 | 0.48 |
| 10 | Athenea del Castillo | 2017– | 18 | 68 | 0.26 |
| Player | Span |
| Conchi Sánchez | 1971–1981 |
| Inmaculada Castañón | 1983–1988 |
| Montserrat González | 1989–1990 |
| Eli Artola | 1990–1991 |
| Itziar Bakero | 1991–1995 |
| Beatriz García | 1995–1996 |
| Arantza del Puerto | 1996–2005 |
| Maider Castillo | 2005–2007 |
| Itziar Gurrutxaga | 2007–2008 |
| Vanesa Gimbert | 2008 |
| Melisa Nicolau | 2008–2010 |
| Sandra Vilanova | 2011–2013 |
| Verónica Boquete | 2013–2017 |
| Marta Torrejón | 2017–2019 |
| Irene Paredes | 2019–20222024– |
| Ivana Andrés | 2022–2023 |
| Alexia Putellas | 2023 |
| Player | Against | Venue | Result | Date | Competition |
| Mar Prieto7 | Slovenia | Home | 17–0 | 20 March 1994 | 1995 EURO Q |
| Mercedes González | |||||
| Mar Prieto | Romania | Home | 5–1 | 31 March 1996 | 1997 EURO Q |
| Laura del Río5 | Belgium | Home | 7–0 | 29 February 2004 | 2005 EURO Q |
| Adriana Martín5 | Poland | Home | 7–0 | 30 March 2006 | 2007 WC Q |
| Adriana Martín4 | Malta | Away | 0–13 | 19 September 2009 | 2011 WC Q |
| Sonia Bermúdez | |||||
| Ana Romero | |||||
| Adriana Martín | Turkey | Away | 0–5 | 21 November 2009 | |
| Adriana Martín4 | Malta | Home | 9–0 | 24 June 2010 | |
| Verónica Boquete | Turkey | Away | 1–10 | 17 September 2011 | 2013 EURO Q |
| Mari Paz Vilas7 | Kazakhstan | Home | 13–0 | 5 April 2012 | |
| Natalia Pablos5 | Macedonia | Home | 12–0 | 13 February 2014 | 2015 WC Q |
| Sonia Bermúdez | Macedonia | Away | 0–10 | 10 April 2014 | |
| Jenni Hermoso | |||||
| Sonia Bermúdez5 | Montenegro | Home | 13–0 | 15 September 2016 | 2017 EURO Q |
| Verónica Boquete4 | |||||
| Mariona Caldentey | Moldova | Away | 0–9 | 19 September 2020 | 2021 EURO Q |
| Jenni Hermoso | Moldova | Home | 10–0 | 27 November 2020 | |
| Esther González5 | Azerbaijan | Away | 0–13 | 18 February 2021 | |
| Jenni Hermoso5 | |||||
| Amaiur Sarriegi4 | Faroe Islands | Away | 0–10 | 16 September 2021 | 2023 WC Q |
| Esther González4 | Faroe Islands | Home | 12–0 | 25 November 2021 | |
| Mariona Caldentey | |||||
| Salma Paralluelo | Argentina | Home | 7–0 | 11 November 2022 | Friendly |
| Salma Paralluelo | Belgium | Away | 0–7 | 5 April 2024 | 2025 EURO Q |
| # | Name | Career | Clean sheets | Caps | Average | Goals conceded | Ratio |
| 1 | Sandra Paños | 2012–2022 | 26 | 55 | 47.27% | 31 | 0.56 |
| 2 | Lola Gallardo | 2013–2022 | 21 | 38 | 55.26% | 20 | 0.53 |
| 3 | Ainhoa Tirapu | 2007–2015 | 20 | 46 | 43.48% | 38 | 0.83 |
| 4 | Cata Coll | 2023– | 15 | 34 | 44.12% | 27 | 0.79 |
| 5 | Misa Rodríguez | 2021– | 13 | 24 | 54.17% | 19 | 0.79 |
| Roser Serra | 1991–1998 | 33 | 39.39% | 36 | 1.09 | ||
| 7 | Elixabete Capa | 1998–2005 | 4 | 26 | 15.38% | 29 | 1.12 |
| 8 | Lucía Muñoz Mendoza | 2005–2006 | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 14 | 1.75 |
| Ana Ruiz Mitxelena | 1984–1988 | 15 | 20% | 13 | 0.87 | ||
| 10 | Enith Salón | 2022–2023 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| Maríatxi Sánchez | 2006–2007 | ||||||
| Adriana Nanclares | 2024– | 5 | 40% | 5 | 1 |
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | 1991 UEFA Women's Championship | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| 2031 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| 2035 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 title | 3/12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 55 | 38 | 6 | 11 | 189 | 43 | |
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||||
| Year | Host | Round | Pos. | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1996 | Atlanta | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2000 | Sydney | |||||||||
| 2004 | Athens | |||||||||
| 2008 | Beijing | |||||||||
| 2012 | London | |||||||||
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||
| 2020 | Tokyo | |||||||||
| 2024 | Paris | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2028 | Los Angeles | To be determined | ||||||||
| 2032 | Brisbane | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
| 1984 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | – | |||||||||
| 1989 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1993 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1995 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1997 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | – | ||
| 2001 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | – | |||||||||
| 2005 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 14 | |||
| 2017 | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | | 1st | |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 5/14 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 90 | 42 | 18 | 30 | 242 | 107 | 1st | ||
| UEFA Women's Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| League phase | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | LG | Grp | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 2023–24 | A | 4 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | | 1st | 2024 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | A | 3 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | | 3rd | 2025 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 1st and 3rd | Total | 2 Title | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| | Promoted at end of season |
| | No movement at end of season |
| | Relegated at end of season |
| Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
| Year | Tournament | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1992 | Grand Hotel Varna Tournament | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 1993 | Torneig Internacional Ciutat de Tarragona | 4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1995 | Grand Hotel Varna Tournament | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 1996 | Women's Tournament Slovakia | 4th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | Torneo Internacional de Maspalomas | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | Algarve Cup | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 | Cyprus Cup | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | Algarve Cup | 7th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | SheBelieves Cup | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | Arnold Clark Cup | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Cup of Nations | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Competition | Stage | Result home, away | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
| 1987 EC QS | Regular stage | 1–2, 0–1 | Hungary | 3 / 4 | Prieto |
| 0–2, 0–3 | Switzerland | Y. García, V. Hernández (2) | |||
| 2–3, 1–1 | Italy | Y. García, V. Hernández, Prieto | |||
| 1989 EC QS | Regular stage | 1–0, 1–1 | Bulgaria | 4 / 5 | Artola, V. Hernández |
| 0–2, 1–0 | Czechoslovakia | ||||
| 1–0, 1–0 | Belgium | Artola | |||
| 1–3, 0–0 | France | Artola | |||
| 1991 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–0, 2–1 | Switzerland | 4 / 4 | Parejo |
| 1–3, 5–0 | Denmark | Bakero | |||
| 0–0, 3–1 | Italy | Artola | |||
| 1993 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–4, 1–1 | Sweden | 2 / 3 | Prieto |
| 0–1, 0–1 | Republic of Ireland | Bakero | |||
| 1995 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–0, 4–0 | Belgium | 2 / 4 | Pascual (2), Bakero + 1 o.g. |
| 0–0, 0–0 | England | ||||
| 17–0, 0–8 | Slovenia | Prieto (9), Bakero (4), M. González (3), R. Castillo (2), B. García (2), Pascual (2), Sirgo (2) + 1 o.g. | |||
| 1997 EC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 0–1, 2–0 | Denmark | 3 / 4 | |
| 5–1, 2–2 | Romania | Prieto (4), Cano, R. Castillo, Torras | |||
| 0–8, 1–1 | Sweden | Prieto | |||
| Repechage | 2–1, 1–1 | England | 1 / 2 | Prieto (2), Mateos | |
| 1997 Euro | Group stage | 1–1 | France | 2 / 4 | Parejo |
| 0–1 | Sweden | ||||
| 1–0 | Russia | Parejo | |||
| Semifinals | 1–2 | Italy | 4 / 8 | Parejo | |
| 1999 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 1–2, 2–1 | Ukraine | 4 / 4 | Mateos, Torras |
| 1–2, 3–1 | Sweden | Mateos, Prieto | |||
| 0–0, 1–1 | Iceland | Prieto | |||
| Promotion | 4–1, 0–3 | Scotland | 1 / 2 | Monforte (2), Auxi, Cabezón, Gimbert, Marco, Mateos | |
| 2001 EC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 2–5, 7–0 | Sweden | 3 / 4 | Mateos, Rodríguez |
| 1–2, 1–0 | France | Mateos | |||
| 1–1, 1–2 | Netherlands | Fuentes, Gimbert, Moreno | |||
| Repechage | 1–6, 4–2 | Denmark | 2 / 2 | Cabezón, Gimbert, Mateos | |
| 2003 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 6–1, 3–0 | Iceland | 4 / 4 | Auxi (2), del Río (2), Ferreira, Gimbert |
| 2–1, 2–0 | Russia | Auxi, del Río | |||
| 0–1, 3–0 | Italy | ||||
| Promotion | Cancelled | Hungary | – | ||
| 2005 EC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 0–0, 0–1 | Netherlands | 3 / 5 | Del Río |
| 0–2, 2–0 | Norway | ||||
| 9–1, 2–0 | Belgium | Del Río (5), Vázquez (2), Castillo, Gurrutxaga | |||
| 0–1, 2–0 | Denmark | ||||
| 2007 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 7–0, 3–2 | Poland | 3 / 5 | Del Río (2) |
| 0–0, 0–1 | Finland | Cabezón | |||
| 3–2, 2–4 | Belgium | Adriana (2), Cabezón, Gimbert, Gurrutxaga, Del Río + 1 o.g. | |||
| 2–2, 5–0 | Denmark | Adriana, Vilanova | |||
| 2009 EC QS | Regular stage | 6–1, 0–3 | Belarus | 2 / 5 | Vázquez (3), Romero (2), Auxi, Azagra, Cuesta, Pérez |
| 4–1, 2–2 | Czech Republic | Boquete (2), Adriana, Gimbert, Torrejón, Vilanova | |||
| 2–2, 1–0 | England | Bermúdez, Boquete | |||
| 4–0, 0–3 | Northern Ireland | Vázquez (2), Bermúdez, Boquete, R. García, Del Río, Vilas | |||
| Repechage | 0–2, 2–0 | Netherlands | 2 / 2 | ||
| 2011 WC QS | Regular stage | 9–0, 0–13 | Malta | 3 / 5 | Adriana (8), Bermúdez (3), Boquete (3), Romero (3), Ibarra (2), Casado, Meseguer + 1 o.g. |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Season | March | Jun / Jul | Aug / Sep | December |
| 2003 | 22nd (1755) | 19th (1767) | 20th (1767) | 20th (1765) |
| 2004 | 20th (1771) | 21st (1756) | 21st (1756) | 20th (1756) |
| 2005 | 20th (1754) | 20th (1756) | 20th (1756) | 20th (1778) |
| 2006 | 20th (1778) | 20th (1793) | 20th (1778) | 20th (1778) |
| 2007 | 20th (1778) | 20th (1802) | 20th (1802) | 20th (1805) |
| 2008 | 21st (1805) | 19th (1819) | 19th (1819) | 20th (1796) |
| 2009 | 20th (1796) | 20th (1796) | 20th (1797) | 20th (1813) |
| 2010 | 20th (1813) | 20th (1812) | 19th (1816) | 19th (1816) |
| 2011 | 18th (1816) | 18th (1816) | 18th (1819) | 17th (1841) |
| 2012 | 17th (1842) | 16th (1841) | 17th (1831) | 18th (1823) |
| 2013 | 18th (1824) | 18th (1823) | 17th (1831) | 15th (1849) |
| 2014 | 15th (1844) | 16th (1854) | 16th (1865) | 15th (1865) |
| 2015 | 14th (1867) | 19th (1815) | 18th (1824) | 14th (1854) |
| 2016 | 15th (1852) | 14th (1861) | 14th (1861) | 14th (1862) |
| 2017 | 13th (1885) | 13th (1885) | 17th (1849) | 13th (1869) |
| 2018 | 12th (1886) | 12th (1911) | 12th (1916) | 12th (1920) |
| 2019 | 13th (1913) | 13th (1899) | 13th (1897) | 13th (1900) |
| 2020 | 13th (1915) | 13th (1915) | 13th (1915) | 13th (1919) |
| 2021 | 13th (1929.14) | 12th (1935.87) | 10th (1935.87) | 9th (1959.16) |
| 2022 | 7th (1980.28) | 8th (1983.13) | 6th (1997.74) | 7th (2000.31) |
| 2023 | 7th (1997.65) | 6th (2002.28) | 2nd (2051.84) | 1st (2066.05) |
| 2024 | 1st (2085.96) | 1st (2099.89) | 3rd (2021.09) | 2nd (2028.65) |
| 2025 | 2nd (2020.60) | 2nd (2034.34) | 1st (2066.79) | 1st (2107.71) |
| 2026 |
| Date | Rank | Points |
| 9 March 2011 | 12th | 32,679 |
| 25 October 2012 | 12th | 32,999 |
| 17 September 2014 | 7th | 35,941 |
| 8 June 2016 | 6th | 37,363 |
| 21 September 2016 | 6th | 37,655 |
| 28 November 2017 | 5th | 39,340 |
| 13 June 2018 | 6th | 39,139 |
| 4 September 2018 | 5th | 39,181 |
| 8 July 2019 | 6th | 22,335 |
| 24 February 2021 | 6th | 38,913 |
| 6 September 2022 | 5th | 40,472 |
| Season | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Rank | 15th | 16th | 16th | 16th | 28th | 23rd | 26th |
| Season | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Rank | 24th | 24th | 24th | 24th | 24th | 24th | 22nd |
| Season | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Rank | 23rd | 15th | 19th | 18th | 15th | 14th | 11th |
| Season | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Rank | 8th | 8th | 10th | 4th | 1st | 4th | 1st |
| Season | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| Rank | 6th | 1st |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by2019 United States | World Champions 2023 (first title) | Incumbent |
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